Device for inflating containers



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Sept. 20, 1932.

H. J. NEUMILLER v DEVIC FOR INFLATING CONTAINERS /f/ /l/u Filed oct. 24, 19:50v

conductor and thereby tion of air into the container to causethe con-l provided with ay Patented Sept. 20, 1932 HARRY J. NEUMILLER, oii' rnonin,

PEonIA,

II'JIENIICI'ill FOB INFLATING GONTAINEBS Application led October 24, 1930. Serial No. 490,864.

This invention has reference to a device by means of which containers or bags made preferably of transparent, cellulose material may be easily, conveniently, quickly and expedi- 53 tiously expanded by injection into an open end thereofof a gaseous medium, as, for example, air preparatory to the insertion therein of articles of merchandise.

The device of the invention is of unitary 10 structure and is particularly adapted for use in connection with the expansion and loading ot containers or bags, such as are now being used by cigar manufacturers and for the containing of cigars. v

The inventionl has for its principal obj ect a supporting member arranged for secureinent to a table or other like means to which is connected in a manner to be suspended Within and below the table top, a suitable is@ blower, in operativexconnection with' a suitable power means, the blower having an out- .let spout which projects up through and has an opening for the egress of the air above such support; and in the inclusion of a con- 23 ductor arranged Jfor securement to the support and telescopically connected with the spout of the blower, said conductor having an. arcuate shape with' its discharge end'overlying its support in anear horizontal, position and being preferably provided or formed at its discharge end with an extension form- A ing a guide or rest on which an attendant may place the open end of a container whereby to receive air emitted from the end of the through the introductainer to be expanded throughout; the conductor from its receiving to its discharge end being gradually reduced "in area to restrict o itsoutlet and thereby increase the pressure entrance to the l )of the air atlthe point oi. containers, and the upper surface of the conductor at its discharge end being formed or shallow groove over l which the icle, as ier example, a'cigar, may by an attendant be pushed intoa container imi mediately on its expansion.

In theuse of the device, as will be apl parent to those skilled in the artof lling a container adapted Fig. 1 is a perspective ILLINoIs, AssIeNon To num'ruian mie. c'o., or

ILLINoIs, A coaronArIoN or ILLINoIs containers such as herein described, said containers being normally in a collapsed condition are laid on the table, or the support of the device, or both, as the case may be in close proximity to the conductor, and the articles of merchandise likewise conveniently disposed so that an attendant may quickly pickup a container and an article of mer-l chandise, one in each hand, and position the container-for the injection of the air thereinto whereby to expand the container an on such expansion to article of merchandise therein. Since the blower is designed to be in continuous operation propelling air to the conductor the only operation on the part of the attendant is going through the steps of picking up collapsed containers, placing the same for the injection of the air for a purpose of expansion and then to immediatelyinsert articles of merchandise therein.

ln the disclosure oi the invention and its use, I have elected for purposes of illustration only, to show the. device of a size to handle one container or bag at a time and such containers being oi a size to receive one article of merchandise, as, for example, one cigar, but it is understood that the device may be made which will adapt it to act upon to receive one or more which as ofcourse articles of merchandise, i) 1 t d t e imi e o will be understood, need vnot ci ars. e

hat the invention may be more fully understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this description,

immediately insert the illustrating a preferred embodiment of .the

invention, in which:- l

view of the device of my invention showing its use; A

Fig. 2. is an elevationV partially in section of the device, and partially broken away,

illustrating the apphcation of air to a container or bag to inflate cle of merchandise, as, for example, a cigar to be inserted into the container the same and an artia Fig. 3 is a detailed planrof the dischargel i end of the conductor, as the same would appear on the line 3-3, Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view' as the 100 adapted to function asl l above the upper surface of same would appear on the line 4-4, Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

In the drawings A designates a part of a table top, or cabinet or the like, having an opening a in association with which the devicevofmy invention is positioned.v

The device of the invention which may be dispensed as a complete unit for use by manufacturers who desire to employ such a device for the inflation of containers or bags and the filling of the same with articles of merchandise, comprises a support 14 which preferably takes the form of a bed plate which is adapted to be secured on the top of the t-able or cabinet A by means of the securing screws 2 and to overlie the opening a of the table or cabinets, as best seen in Fig.

2. Secured to and suspended below the support l is a blower 3, only a part `of which is shown, and which is adapted to be operated from any suitable source of power, as, for example, an electric motor, not shown. From the casing of the blower which passes up through an opening in the Support l with the upper discharge end of said spout terminating at a suitable distance the support 1.

6 designates a conductor which. is shown preferably in the form of a rectangular tube and also arcuate discharge and outlet end 7 is almost in a horizontal position above the support and the lower end of said conductor is shown having a telescopic connection with the projecting end of the spout-5 and secured at 8 to the top of the support 1. From the discharge and outlet end of the conductor there is a tapered extension 9, being preferably the lower wall'of the conductor and said extension is a guide or rest to enable an attendant to properly position the open end of a normally collapsed container in'proper relatiqnto the `discharge end of the conductor whereby the air supplied under pressure by the blower will be emitted from the discharge end of the conductor directly into the container whereby to inflate the same. I prefer to construct the conductor in a form where the passage 10 therethrough is restricted from .the inlet to the outlet end of the conductor whereby the travel of the air gradually becomes morel confined until it reaches the outlet end of the conductor and thereby becomes more effective Ain its discharge into the containers for thepurposes as l Stated. Due to the tapering of the passage i 10 from the inlet to the outlet, the air cura suitable distance therefrom is formed or rents increase both lin velocity and pressure s o that as the air leaves theoutlet point there v1s a sudden natural expansive reaction, which .causes the containers to be properly inated.

The upper vsurface of the /conductor from the point of its discharge toa point removed extends a spout 4 in shape so that its upper provided with a shallow groove 11 which provides a guide as well as a rest for the article of merchandise so that immediately on the iniiation of the container the open end of the container may be slightly raised by the attendant for the convenient and easy insertion of the article of merchandise thereinto. For purposes of illustration, a cigar C is selected as the article of merchandise and the manner of supporting it on the conductor is shown preparatory to its being slid along the groove for insertion into a container.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a plurality of the containers B on the support in close proximity to the conductor, in collapsed form, and convenent to be picked up by an attendant and placed in association with the discharge end of the conductor for the introduction of air thereinto for inflating the said containers. The manner of so doing is well illustrated in Fig. 1 and in like manner a cigar is being positioned for insertion into aninlated container immediately on its inflation.

The containers or bags referred to herein are preferably of a transparent cellulose material well known in the trade and widely used and well adapted for use as containers herein disclosed, however, it is to be understood that the material foi` the containers or bags herein is not limited to such transparent cellulose material since other and like materials may be used just as efl'ectually.

What I claim is 1. A device for inflatirig containers which are normally in collapsed condition .comprising a supporting member, a blower beneath said member, a spout leadmg from the blower up through the member, a conductor attached to said member in .communication with said spout and of substantially arcuatev shape whereby the discharge end of the conductor overlies the member in a near horizontalrposition, the discharge end of the conductor having means for positioning an open end of containers for the introduction of air from the conductor into the containers and also provided with'means by which articles of merchandise may be guided into the inflatedcontainers. v

2. A device foriniating containers which are normally in collapsed condition comprising a supporting member, a blower beneath said member, a spout leading from the blower up through themember, a conductor attached to said member in communication with said spout, the discharge' end of the conductor having an extension `therefrom vrovviding guiding means adapted for positioni mounted on said support in communication with said blower, said conductor being of rectangular tubular cross-section and tapered from its receiving to its discharge end, a guiding means extending forward -from the discharge end of the conductor,.and guiding means on a surface of thefconductor adjacent its discharge end.

4. A device for inilating containers which are normally in collapsed condition comprising a supporting member, a blower beneath said member, a spout leading from the blower up through the member, a conductor attached to said member in communication with said spout, the discharge end of the conductor having an extension therefrom providing guiding means adapted for positioning an open end of containers for the introduction of a gaseous medium from the conductor intothe containers whereby to inflate the 'containers and articles of merchandise may be guided into the iniated containers.

5. are normally in collapsed condition compris- .ing a plate support for attachment to a table,

a blower beneath said support, av conductor of arcuate shape mounted on said support in communication with said blower, said conductor being tapered from its receiving to its discharge end, the discharge end of the conductor adapted for the introduction of a gaseous medium into positioned open end of containers whereby to inflatel the containers and articles of merchandise may be guided into the inflated containers.

6; A device for facilitating the iniating and loading of containers which are normally in collapsed condition, comprising a blower, a conductor leading from and in communicaand loading of containers which are .nor-l mally in collapsed condition, comprising means for introducing an expanding medium into the containers, a conductor in communication with said means provided with a rest at its discharge adapted to support the open end of a container for the introduction of the medium thereinto and which is manually placed thereon and manually held in position during loading, and a guiding means adjacent said rest for the manual ositioning of an article of merchandise and y a sliding movement of the merchandise thereover introducing the same into said expanded container for v the purpose of filling the same.

In wltness whereof, I have hereunto aixed of October, 1930.

my hand this 21st da J. NEUMILLER.

. HARR A device for infiating containerswhich tion with said blower, the discharge end of the conductor having an extension extending forward therefrom providing means adapted for positioning an open end of containers for the introduction of a gaseous medium into the containers whereby to inflate the same and l guiding means on a surface of the conductor adjacent its discharge end whereby articles of merchandise may be guided into the positioned and inated containers. f

7. A device for loading containers, which'- are normally in collapsed condition, with articles of merchandise, comprising a support provided with a tapered extension therefrom adapted-to provide a rest for and receive the open end of a container and for the expansion thereof for the reception of an article of merchandise and guiding means on said support to facilitate the loading of such article of merchandise into said positioned and expanded container.

8. A device for facilitating the expanding 

